Not all crops require pollinators or other pollination. Rice, wheat, and potatoes are examples. But many foods rich in nutrients and micronutrients, such as fruits, some vegetables, seeds, nuts, and oils, would disappear without them. Can you imagine life without these foods? Without the work of certain animals, birds, and insects, strawberries, apples, blueberries, cherries,…
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The Most Deadliest Animals on Earth (To Humans)
There are about 8.7 million species of animals on earth, most of which are harmless to humans. However, there are exceptions. Several animals take many people’s lives every year due to bites, poisoning, or diseases. The most dangerous animals to humans in the world are: 1) Mosquitoes Annual death toll: 1 million people Our worst…
Facts and Myths About Mosquitoes
When you’ve finally found the time to rest a bit after a tough day at work, suddenly you hear the buzzing sound of mosquitoes in your ears, ike! To make matters worse, you fall asleep and wake up the following day to find dozens of mosquito bites. What can you do to keep the mosquitoes…
Flies and Mosquitoes: Discovering the Two-Winged Members of the Vast Insect Group (Part 2)
In the first article, we have learned how the scientific name of two-winged insects is Diptera. Today, we will learn about the different species of true flies. Important True Flies Something like 85, 000 different species of true flies have been described and classified by entomologists (scientists who specialize in the study of insects). Many species…
Flies and Mosquitoes: Discovering the Life Cycle of Two-Winged Members of the Vast Insect Group
Damsel flies, stone flies, dragonflies, dobson flies and butterflies are not true flies at all, in spite of their names. They all have four wings – an anterior, or front, pair and a posterior or hind, pair. The true flies differ from these insects and from almost all other insects for hat matter because…